My suggestion is to convert to digital then store in the cloud somewhere like dropbox or Google Drive. The nice thing about that is you can view them directly from the on line source if you have a good internet connection. Burn to disk when needed but the problem with disks is that it is very common for them to delaminate over time. They can last for a long period but having an on line backed up copy to them write again to the media storage flavor of the year/time period is where I am eventually going. Just need to get one of these https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0785H3FGN/?coliid=I1HNZ79CDMOO8F <https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0785H3FGN/?coliid=I1HNZ79CDMOO8F&colid=31JHUU9B9S4LN&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it> &colid=31JHUU9B9S4LN&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it.
It’s only for 8 MM film but maybe they have a 16 MM version. If you can’t find one of those I would consider some sort of light box converter with a newer camera. This device looks interesting for $40 and your smart phone to scan old negative photos https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07MTKNTPK/ref=sspa_dk_detail_6?psc=1 <https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07MTKNTPK/ref=sspa_dk_detail_6?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07MTKNTPK&pd_rd_w=Gw4xg&pf_rd_p=8a8f3917-7900-4ce8-ad90-adf0d53c0985&pd_rd_wg=K2rBO&pf_rd_r=41H9DMHGPBFQ3GJ431K0&pd_rd_r=d22ce259-8926-11e9-b96b-b7864d6bce3e> &pd_rd_i=B07MTKNTPK&pd_rd_w=Gw4xg&pf_rd_p=8a8f3917-7900-4ce8-ad90-adf0d53c0985&pd_rd_wg=K2rBO&pf_rd_r=41H9DMHGPBFQ3GJ431K0&pd_rd_r=d22ce259-8926-11e9-b96b-b7864d6bce3e Since you already have the movies on VHS, this would probably be a much quicker and easier solution. The time it takes to set up and watch the films go through a machine and babysit things like splices no breaking is a lot more than you may be willing to put in to the project. For $80 this would work quite well https://smile.amazon.com/VIDBOX-VCS2M-Video-Conversion-Suite/dp/B00ND0E7FS/ref=sr_1_26?keywords=movie+transfer+digital <https://smile.amazon.com/VIDBOX-VCS2M-Video-Conversion-Suite/dp/B00ND0E7FS/ref=sr_1_26?keywords=movie+transfer+digital&qid=1559913866&s=electronics&sr=1-26> &qid=1559913866&s=electronics&sr=1-26 or something as simple as this for $13 https://smile.amazon.com/REDGO-Video-Capture-Converter-Adapter/dp/B01E5ITE2W/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=VHS+to+digital+converter <https://smile.amazon.com/REDGO-Video-Capture-Converter-Adapter/dp/B01E5ITE2W/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=VHS+to+digital+converter&qid=1559914202&s=electronics&sr=1-5> &qid=1559914202&s=electronics&sr=1-5 Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband-Mapping.com From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Friday, June 07, 2019 2:26 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - 16mm home movie transfer Is that like betamax? From: Forrest Christian (List Account) Sent: Friday, June 07, 2019 12:25 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - 16mm home movie transfer Look into m-disc media On Thu, Jun 6, 2019, 8:46 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: Yeah, I’m thinking when in doubt, do both. Although I’m not sure I agree that digital storage (USB stick, hard drive, cloud storage, …) will last longer than an optical disk, which seems pretty archival to me. From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2019 9:12 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - 16mm home movie transfer Why not put it on digital, that way youre not dealing with medium death? Archive online in whatever resolution you want. On Thu, Jun 6, 2019, 6:10 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: Certainly BluRay is more current, but I would expect original DVD format to last longer just from the size of the bits. I don't know for certain, but I've heard a couple of different theories about how long the original CD format would last; anywhere from a decade (I have some that are way older than that, all the way up to a century. Time will tell (pun intended). -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 3:51 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: There’s a local place here in Naperville Memory Keepers that says they do the work in house. Some resources on the Internet seem to say 1080p is required to capture all the detail from 16mm film, I’m just not sure that’s true. Also not sure if I want .mov format on a hard disk, it seems more flexible, but just getting a playable BluRay and maybe a couple for family seems easier. I haven’t seen these movies for decades, my dad used to periodically rent a projector. I can’t believe the old cars. Hudsons and DeSotos and Studebakers. From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2019 3:24 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - 16mm home movie transfer There used to be a place in Cupertino CA (IIRC) that did all kinds of transfers of photos, movies, audio recordings, etc. Don't know if they still exist or not. Peterson's Video Transfer. Did a quick google search, and it appears they may be some sort of franchise or something. They are also in Las Vegas now... -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 12:55 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: Maybe someone on this list knows the answer to my questions. I have recently come into possession of 16 mm home movies my dad made mostly in the 1950’s. Some color, most B&W. Even on a 16mm projector, the quality is probably worse than what you can do with any smartphone today. At some point someone had them professionally transferred to a VHS tape, as a result the original 50 ft reels have been spliced and respooled onto 7 inch reels holding 400 feet each. I found a VHS player in the attic and viewed the tape, the quality is nothing to write home about, not sure how much is the quality of the original and how much is the limitations of VHS. In any case, I feel VHS tape is too fragile and does not lend itself to sharing copies with relatives, plus who has a VHS player anymore? So I am looking at having a new frame-by-frame transfer done to either DVD or BluRay. Cost looks to be around $80 per 400 ft reel (20 cents per foot). Is this likely to result in better quality than the analog-to-analog transfer that was done to VHS? Is there any advantage to Blu-Ray over DVD? I’m not sure the difference between 1080p and 720p will matter given the source material. And which is best, a regular DVD or BluRay format, or an editable .mov format that will need to be modified to play in most DVD or BluRay players? I’m not thinking I am going to be editing this and inserting chapter titles or captions or commentary, but never say never. Right now I’m leaning toward something I can just pop in a player and watch. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com _____ -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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